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Recent Examples of time lag
Although this policy assumption will tend to ameliorate GDP deceleration, monetary policy acts with a significant time lag.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Flying home from a successful tour finale in Vancouver last year with a decent time lag before the season began was seen as ideal.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 May 2025
According to her research, traditional fashion weeks lead to overproduction, and the time lag between the reveal of designs during traditional fashion weeks and availability leads to a disconnect that alienates young generations.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Having the FPVs with the assault troops cuts that time lag to seconds.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Flying home from a successful tour finale in Vancouver last year with a decent time lag before the season began was seen as ideal.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 May 2025
According to her research, traditional fashion weeks lead to overproduction, and the time lag between the reveal of designs during traditional fashion weeks and availability leads to a disconnect that alienates young generations.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Having the FPVs with the assault troops cuts that time lag to seconds.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time lag
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Recording Academy is well aware of the country lag, and even added a new country category this year, Best Traditional Country Album, which was the only new music category added for the 68th annual Grammy Awards.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Duffy said there will be a lag of several days to a week before airlines and airports can return to normal operations.—
Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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He is renowned for arriving, at the outset of a production, already knowing his lines (and, as often as not, everyone else’s) down to the last comma.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Wedge heels with an inverted curve—a more extreme, exaggerated version of the comma heel—have returned in a big way.—
María Diez,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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That is because there is not supposed to be an interval.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Make sure the chili is in a microwave-safe container, then use the defrost setting to heat it in short intervals until thawed.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Federal lawmakers are trying to avoid another closure that would lead to furloughs of thousands of federal workers and a pause in some government operations.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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Disneyland will restart its 70th anniversary celebration with a new menu lineup designed to tempt foodies and keep them coming back for more after pressing pause on the yearlong party during the Halloween and Christmas seasons.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Whether commuting for work or running errands, Dana is a carryall with ample space for essentials (think phone, keys, wallet, and sunglasses), along with a 13-inch laptop, water bottle, makeup, portable charger, lightweight jacket, snacks, and a notebook.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fisher was the interim throughout the tournament run, but players said that didn’t matter.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wilks served as the Panthers’ defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach in 2022 before being tapped to be the interim after Matt Rhule’s firing.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Dec. 2025
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Sep. 2020
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“Time lag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20lag. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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